Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-10-17

The following is brief abstract of the
remarks at the afternoon meeting last
night, In the Presbyterian Church:
Said christian who had suffered much
during a long and painful illness: ''All
that have suffered has been for my good
begin to see how all things may work
together for my spiritual and eternal vel
fare. have learned patience, and am
now content to suffer If IL be Gods will.
Suffering, too, has frightened my hope
for better world" Says the poet:
Trial when it weighs severely,
Stamps the Savior's image clearly
On the heart OF all his friends,
Suffering curbs ovr hayward passions,
Child-like tempers in us fashions,
And onr will TO His subdues.
s'OnIy those are crowned and sainted.
Who with grief have been acquainted
Not only does sorrow sanctify the chris
tian, but in thousands of instances it has
brought the impenitent to Christ. Said
one: First he took my child, and then he
took my husband, after that He took my
heart. Then sometimes christians suffer
and become examples to help others in
their suffering Many time the chris
tian suffering patiently in trial has
strengthened others to bear their suffering.
In this way the christian has been bene-
fit TO others, and his patient spirit under
suffering has done much to commend the
religion of Christ
Then the power to sympathize has been
gotten largely through suffering. Says
Spurgeon: sympathy with others is not
learned without personal suffering. The
power to comfort grows out of our own
Affections"
If then good has come TO us so often
through suffering, and our suffering has
been the means of good to others. wesmay
feel that good will come out of future ills.
For that reason we may look hopefully
into the future, and expect trials to be
source of good to us.
But even entertaining such views as
these OF trouble, we may pray with the
old divine. who said, Lord, tighten my
burden, or strengthen my back"
We are not to seek trouble. We are
not to accumulate the sorrows real or i'm
aginary of the coming week or month
into the present We are not to antici.
pate trouble but meet it manfully, and
with confidence in God, as we come up
to it.
John Newton likened the troubles OF
the year to bundle of fagots which we
cannot lift. But if We take one day, as
God intended, we shall be abe to hear
them all.
William Jay likcns the troubles of the
year to three hundred and sixty. five let
tiers. We.are to open only one letter at
time-the letter for the day.
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